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could be included with a new Parks and Open Count}, building and Courthouse, and could have Space bond measure submitted to Eugene voters, underground access to both the Count: building Likewise, the City's participation in a new parking and the Count}; parking lot on 6th Avenue. garage prqiect will depend on the timing of com- mercial development on the block east of High The second phase of Count, development recom- Street between 8th Avenue and Broadway, mad by mended is expansion of the existing Count: park- the Shedd, which owns the existing parl~ing lot at lng lot along 6th Avenue, between Oak and Pearl the northwest comer of that site. Streets. If the plan to reconstruct the north Park Block at the comer of 8th Avenue and Oak Street is The components of the phasing plan that are pri- to move forward, the parking currently in the "but- marily related to Lane Count}; are: terfly" parking lot at that site would be displaced. A. Demolition of the current Elections building Completing the expansion of the CounB,"s parking and relocation of the County Public Health, garage on 6th Avenue by approximately 375 spaces ADO and the Probation and Parole programs in advance of the demolition of 250 spaces at the B. Expansion of the County's parking garage "butterfly" lot would result in a net increase in total along 6th Avenue public parking in Count,' facilities. C. Construction of a new building on the north- em portion of the "butterfly" parl~ing lot along The third phase for development of Count>' Oak Street, which could primarily house new properties is construction of a new building on the County Court space or other Count, functions northern portion of the current site of the "buttcr- D. Renovation of the existing County Courthouse, fly" parking lot on Oak Street. This building has and a number of potential uses, including expansion of E. Relocation of the Sheriff's Office Intake Center the Count>' and State court facilities, other Coun~, into new facilities close to the Courthouse offices, and could have associated non-profit uses on the ground floor. Parking under the building is The County's top priority is relocation of their also anticipated in the Civic Center vision for this Public Health, ADO, and the Probation and Parole site. progran~, which will require about 50,000 square feet. The County has a number of options that Demolition of the County's "butterfly" parking lot affect the long-term decisions on phasing other in this phase would make way for reconstruction elements of the Civic Center vision. The preferred of the historic Park Block at the northwest comer option is to jointly construct a new building with of 8th Avenue and Oak Street. It is assumed that the State of Oregon at the comer of 7th Avenue the Park Block would be completed by the City and Pearl Street. This could accommodate the of Eugene, rather than Lane County, and would three priority Count>' programs and accomplish become an addition to the City's Park Blocks on two separate phases of the Civic Center vision, the south side of 8th Avenue. The location is directly across 7th Avenue from the Civic visioning Committee - Report and Recommendations June 2oo4 Pa9e 27